New Delhi, India - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of customers buying electronic accessories; staff working
2. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Pramod Yadav, director, AD Net (partially overlaid with shot 3):
"We need to focus more on things like molding machines and components, such as ICs (integrated circuits) and chips, right here in India. We should learn from China -- observing how they manufacture these products and understanding their technology, so that we can then advance this sector in India."
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3. USB hubs on sale
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4. Various of mechanic repairing electronics
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammed Saqib, president, India-China Economic and Cultural Council (partially overlaid with shot 6):
"I think what it should be that we should allow the machinery and technology come in without any duty and any customs problems. So rather than people importing those products, they can manufacture here. It will create employment. Let technology import freely and rather encourage it."
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6. Saqib talking with hand moving
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7. Various of screen showing "laptop mobile repair"
8. Customers

India, heavily reliant on China for electronic components, is seeking to strengthen its own manufacturing capacity by adopting technologies from its largest trading partner as the BRICS summit opens with trade cooperation high on the agenda.

As the BRICS summit gets underway, boosting trade within the bloc is a key focus. This year, China has become India's largest trading partner, with electronics making up a significant share of that trade.

Pramod Yadav, director of AD Net, has been selling cables, mobile and laptop accessories, and monitoring cameras in New Delhi's Nehru Place, where for decades Indians have come to buy, repair and upgrade their technology, for more than 20 years.

He has witnessed a shift from loose, unbranded imports brought in through grey channels to finished products and components supplied directly by major manufacturing hubs in China.

While India's electronics manufacturing sector is seeing increased investment and ambition, significant gaps remain to be addressed.

"We need to focus more on things like molding machines and components, such as ICs (integrated circuits) and chips, right here in India. We should learn from China -- observing how they manufacture these products and understanding their technology, so that we can then advance this sector in India," said Yadav.

India imports more than 10 billion U.S. dollar worth of electronic components from China each year, spanning key categories such as displays, batteries, PCBs and camera modules.

China also remains India's largest source of integrated circuits, with imports rising nearly 64 percent year on year.

India's own semiconductor mission is racing to close that gap. But observers say a faster way to strengthen manufacturing in the long run would be to ease restrictions on the transfer of machinery and technical know-how.

"I think what it should be that we should allow the machinery and technology come in without any duty and any customs problems. So rather than people importing those products, they can manufacture here. It will create employment. Let technology import freely and rather encourage it," said Mohammed Saqib, president of India-China Economic and Cultural Council.